Clarity begins to emerge
There are too many databases, too many BI tools, too many ... but consolidation is beginning.
Database popularity
Db-engines publishes database popularity figures: how much should you trust it?
SAP announces success of ASE
Sybase ASE was never a legacy database and should never have been ignored as much as as it was. Now SAP has proven the case for ASE.
Oracle in-memory
Oracle has announced an in-memory option for Oracle Database 12c
Innovate 2013 – IMS and IT fashion
IMS isn't as fashionable as Hadoop, but it's still useful, for the right applications. How often does IT ignore useful tools simply because fashion moves on?
Best Practices in Database Performance Management
According to Bloor Research, a wait-based approach to measuring database performance is not only more intuitive, but is also more effective in identifying the root cause of database performance problems.
Informix – and reuse within IBM
Steve Mills described technology reuse in IBM Software in his RSDC 2008 keynote - and reuse of Informix RDS technology in IBM products bodes well for its future. However, technology reuse generally has been a very long time coming.
At the 19th Hole
A look at some speculative futures around sometimes-overlooked Sybase technologies.
Informix seeks developers
Reports of the death of Informix IDS seem much exaggerated - there's an opportunity for developers there.
Resurgence of the database
David Norfolk speculates on a period of disruptive change for Transaction Processing.